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The COPD treat is worldwide…no border can be blocked against
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – it’s something the medical
world and patients battle against together across all borders.

Oman is having their second National Seminar on COPD and is
expected to educate 300 or more medical and nursing staff thanks to
the joint effort of national experts from Sultan Qaboos University
Hospital, the Royal Hospital and the Armed Forces Hospital.
The article follows.

Today, Thursday, 14 October 2010, is World Spirometry
Day.

Here is where I don’t like what I’m about to say so if you are a
Kitsap County Medical person, please keep reading.

I KNOW the economy is bad. I KNOW you have a full plate
and the government controlled medical compensation picture is
disastrous. BUT! When will the Kitsap County medical
community get involved to educate the public and patients about the
lungs?

You’ve got great support groups for cancer and heart disease and
I admire Harrison Medical Center’s new cardiopulmonary unit…where
do they mention the LUNG education? They speak of veins and
heart. Well, without the unpopular and poorly funded LUNGS
the blood can’t pump through the veins to reach the popular
heart.

It is too bad that Kitsap County medical folks couldn’t
get together to offer free screening Spirometry testing for the
public today.

The next opportunity is World COPD Day on Wednesday, 17 November
2010. What will Harrison Medical Center and our area
pulmonary physicians offer the public and patients on 17 November
2010? I don’t know either but I would happily pay an entry
fee for an educational seminar to find out. Most of us would,
in my opinion.

Ask your doctor about free screening for Spirometry testing and
early detection COPD.

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“Second National Seminar on COPD

Muscat, Oct 12 (ONA))- The Second National Seminar on Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) will kick off at the
Conference Hall in Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) after tomorrow
(Thursday) under the auspices of Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed Al
Futaisi, Executive President of Oman Medical Specialty Board
(OMSB).

The seminar, organized by the Oman Respiratory Society (ORS) in
collaborating with SQU College of Medicine and Health Sciences
coincides with the World Takes a Breath Day.

The seminar includes scientific lectures in the morning and two
workshops in the afternoon. More than 300 medical and nursing staff
from the different parts of the Sultanate are expected to take
part.

The event is the product of joint efforts of national experts
from Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, the Royal Hospital and
Armed Forces Hospital.

It is worth mentioning that the first seminar was held in 2005.
The current seminar aims at advising participants of the latest
developments related to COPD from the clinical and treatment
aspects.

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This is a patient to patient blog to exchange information and resources...from COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) to Arthritis to Cellulites to Sarcoidosis to Sleep Apnea to RLS to Psoriasis to Support Groups to Caregivers and all points in between. Written by Sharon O'Hara.